Then again, fanfictions have this stuff too and so does Game of Thrones, in a way that makes Captive Prince seem much more tame with the subjects in comparisons. I think people should mind the trigger warnings: there’s rape, there’s torture, there’s pedophilia. This isn’t an outright romance/erotica read right off the bat. And since it’s labeled “romance” and has the term “pleasure slave” thrown in there too, readers might come with these high expectations of something they won’t necessarily find here. I think my biggest pet peeve with this book specifically is that it’s classified under “romance”, and that’s not exactly what you get in this first installment of the Captive Prince trilogy. Fans of Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series will eat this up with a spoon. The intricacy of the political entanglements gives depth to the novel's erotic turmoil, and readers who struggle with the extensive scenes of nonconsensual sex will still be drawn in by the subtle, powerful writing. Pacat's ubiquitous and varyingly grim depictions of sexual slavery play brutal counterpoint to Damen's optimistic attempts to regain agency, and the obvious ways Damen and Laurent could help each other are made plausibly difficult by old hatreds and deep cultural differences. In that war Damen killed Vere's crown prince now he is the property of Vere's new heir, Laurent, who does not, as yet, know who Damen is. The other prince, Damen, is betrayed, kidnapped, and taken to Vere, a country with which Akielos had a nasty war a few years before. When the king of Akielos dies, his son Kastor takes the throne. is the sexy read of 2015.Pacat's powerful debut, a blend of intense erotica and political fantasy, is disturbing and intriguing in equal measure. 'The story of Captive Prince's success is almost as fascinating as the book itself.

'Lives up to every word of praise it has garnered.' RT Book Reviews, top pick. 'Pacat's powerful debut, a blend of intense erotica and political fantasy, is disturbing and intriguing in equal measure.' Publishers Weekly, starred review. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else.

But in the lethal web of Veretian politics, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen is caught up in a dangerous play for the throne, he is forced to form an alliance with Laurent to survive and save his country.įor Damen, there is just one rule: he must never reveal his true identity. Pacat comes the compelling first adventure in her critically acclaimed trilogy.ĭamen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.īeautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince Laurent epitomises the worst of the decadent court at Vere.

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